Groups: An Overview

Instructors who desire to have groups of students collaborate on projects may utilize the Groups area for creating space for groups of students to have their own discussion board, virtual classroom or chat session, file exchange, or email list. Accessing Your Group Page Log into your course site. Locate and click on the name of [...]

Groups: Sending Email

Please note that the SPU Blackboard system only uses SPU email addresses.  If a user has chosen to forward their SPU email to a different email address, any messages sent from Blackboard will automatically forward to that alternate address. Log into your course site. Locate and click on the name of your Group. Under Group Tools, click Send Email. [...]

Groups: File Exchange

Users within a Group and the Instructor can upload files to the Groups area using the Group File Exchange. Log into your course site. Locate and click on the name of your Group. Under Group Tools, click File Exchange. Click the Add File button. In the Name field, type in the name of the document [...]

Groups: Creating a Group Discussion Board Forum

Your Groups area provides a Discussion Board as a communication tool. This feature is designed for asynchronous use, meaning that users do not have to be online at the same time to have a conversation. An additional advantage of the Group Discussion Board is that conversations are logged and organized by forums that contain threads [...]

Groups: Creating a Virtual Classroom or Chat Session

The collaboration tools of Virtual Classroom and Chat allow Groups to interact in real-time.  Unlike the Discussion Board, which is asynchronous, these real-time discussions happen when students are online at the same time. To create a Virtual Classroom or Chat Session: Log into your course site. Locate and click on the name of your Group. Under Group [...]

Virtual Classroom Tools

In the top left corner, you will see the following Virtual Classroom tools: Course Map Enables participants to browse the course content while they are in a Virtual Classroom session. Whiteboard Enables participants to present information during a Virtual Classroom session as they would on a whiteboard in a face-to-face classroom, including drawing images, writing [...]